Police seek suspect considered armed and dangerous

Police are searching for a parolee from Tompkins County police say stole a vehicle and a magnum revolver from a Manchester neighborhood.

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By Julie Sherwood

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By Julie Sherwood

Posted Jun. 19, 2014 at 9:54 AM

By Julie Sherwood

Posted Jun. 19, 2014 at 9:54 AM

Ontario County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tate Colburn said deputies are looking for Christopher Rundt, 23, who is on the run after violating his terms of parole in Tompkins County. Rundt was involved in a head-on crash with the chief of the Ithaca Police Department last Thursday.

Colburn said Rundt is considered “a person of interest” in the case of a stolen green 2011 Jeep Liberty with New York plates from a Manchester address and, from a nearby address, a stolen magnum revolver and Ontario County police ID belonging to a retired Ontario County Sheriff’s deputy. The vehicle and revolver were reported missing Wednesday morning.

Colburn said Rundt is considered armed and dangerous. He should not be confronted and anyone with information should call 911.

Rundt is believed to be with a woman based on a young woman being seen with Rundt when he fled on foot from the head-on crash with the Ithaca Police chief. Police reported Rundt stole another car a few days later in Trumansburg, which he later abandoned in Manchester.